Range associative memory with ordered retrieval



Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ET AL RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL r MATRIX SWITCHES Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet of 53 |-TC ENTRY SWITCHES ;CONTROL SWITCHES FIG. 2A FIG 25 FIG. 28 I H020 CHARACTER N CHARACTER I BIT I BIT n BIT l I an n MEMORY coNT oL TERNARY COUNTER Luumud CONTROL INDICATORS FIG. 20

FICIZE FICZE FIRST CHARACTER ROW SECOND CHARACTER ROW CONTROL LINES (3.2M FIGTZN WORD REGISTER n Iumnnn] EXIT INDICATORS I L I ENTRY sIIIIcNEs NIsN sIIIITcNEs HG'ZL FIG. 2c FIG. 2H VACANCY MISC CHARACTERI CHARACTERN RANGE ans F CONTROL L'NES BIT BIT BITI IOITn BITI IBITn LOW [HIGH I ENTRY REGIsTER FlG.2L

CONTROL LINES SELECT SWITCHES-1 I I FIG 2c FIG. 2N VACANCY mac CHARACTERI cNNRNcTERN RANGE ans BIT BIT BITI [ERR BITI IBITn Low IHIGH woRo I CONTROL SELECT REGISTER .L FICZL FIG 21 FIG, 2K

NT VACANCY msc CHARACTERI cIIIRIcIERN RANGE an WORD" 2C0 BIT BIT BITI Ian" BITI lam.

WORD REGISTER I RG20 WORD n -I CONTROL FIG.2J max WORD REGISTER n-z FIG. 20

WORD n CONTROL FlczII FIG.2N LmuuuI CONTROL INDICATORS I NVEN'TORS ROBERT R SEEBER ARWIN B. LINDOUIST ATTO NEY Feb. 25, 1969 R. a. sseasa ETAL 3,430,205

RANGE ASSOCIATIVE IIEIORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet 3 of 53 FIG. ZAI cmncnzau BIT 0 0 Y 0 CHECK 5 CHECK ECHO REGISTERS J\ r T s -49 c f'\ OFF f RESET TERNARY ECHO n/ A A To REGISTER r\ MJV ||P f'\ f'\ CHECK 0? r\ r'\ ADVOP G14 41 "R t a:

420 418 2 r c c BlT END OF SDRT Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER KT AL RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet 3 H RA a FIG 2A2 C A m N 1srsom Ts0NCHARN H l 1sr soar TSONCHAR N1/ Q BIT n To f r Ts OFF A A Ts OFF H RESET J RESET H k 5 5. I )C f1 r A SET m M 10H? T0 NP 'ADV NP J r A ADV NP cum OF H CHECK 0P ADV DP Q A ADV 0P Q r m cmv r f k f f k. k

r r k moor I saw ENDOF som ,n MT\\ m Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ETAL 3,430,205

mm: ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY wrra oansnso amnrsm.

Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet 4 or as CHARACTER1 I 1ST SORT T 0N CHAR N-i !ST SORT IS ON CHAR 1 CHECK BIT EH1 CHECK ECHOBIT BlTn Feb. 25, 1969 R. a. SEEBER ET m. 3,

RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY wnn oansnsn nmmnm.

Sheet 5 of 5:

Filed March 24, 1966 MATRIX INPUT p/ l 1 FIG. 282 L fi H OH OFF on 0FF522 9 c 501 506;

$8 SOFT-1L 1 1 ER R ECHOBJT TsOFE "T T summon NIT l lN I sum sn-- SET TOM if ADV NP I CHECK 0P ADV 0P no SELECT TEST LOW ORDER an SELECT Ist mcueo SORT mp- END or i som Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ETAL 3,430,205

muss ASSOCIATIVE unuom' wua onnmnsn nmmsm.

Filed March 24. 1966 Sheet 6 of 53 FIG. 2B3

RESET TC INPUT- TAG INPUT Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ET AL 3, 30,205

RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheat 7 of 53 0 O MARK+ FIFO ME RY CONTROLS ON OF ON OFF 0 TS ON TS OFF SORT TS (EXCEPT l ST ,TsOFF SORT TS ON (EXCEPT IST) MLT FIG. 2Cl

SELECT FIRST MATOHEO Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ETAL 3,

RANGE ASSQCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, L966 Sheet 6 of 5s OPERATION ENTRY TIMING SIGNAL A ON UFF l '39 SM +37 FIG. 262

Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ETAL 3,430,205

RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Fiied March 24, 1966 Sheet 9 or 53 TC INPUT FIG. 2A3

TERNARY REGISTER Feb. 25, 1969 a. R. semen mm. 3,

RANGE ASSOGTIA'I'IVE MEMORY WITH .ORDERED RETRIEVAL Sheet /0 of 53 Filed March 24, 1966 m 0 0 0 W 0 w m. m E a m n n m m x H w. s s q r r cm 5 x 2 C r r 9 k w r r M 5 0 \r\ r\ rx r r r\ \r f\/\ r\ r r rkrx r\r\ r r r\ mm H M T R .I s M \r \I .r F r -i E Li FIG. 2A4

Feb. 25, 1969 R. a. SEEBER E L 3,430,205

RANGE nssocumvr: mom wx'ra onnsnno RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet of 5:5

FIG.2B4

RANGE ASSOCIAI'IVB usuoay WITH oammnn RETRIEVAL R. R. SEEBER E L Filed march 24, 1966 Sheet A? or 53 mm ESE m INPUT m; INPUT To- *0- O- PZEB P2 an P2EB=1 um RESET on 192 Pm I 0 r4 "1* 1 5\ J F HI +1 MARK RESET OFF ENTRY Exn s g 5 g g L m E E I; a; g 3 g 3 g m E E: i E 3 t 5 5 5 :5 z z z z u. u. u) z v "-vvfir -v mm; TOFIG mm; TOFIG T0 FIG 2H2 2L1 ZLI 2H2 2L1 Feb. 25, 1969 R. n. SEEBER ETAL 3,

RANGE ASSOCIATIVB MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 sheet A; r 53 FIG. 2C3

RESET 1 twin 4 no INPUT T 0+ f) saa MARKRESU on AUTO MARK H1 +2 +9 RESET MARK RESET 0L4,

ENTRY EXIT 0 OUT A r A/ 1 4259 AZTOAZH -21 ZOUT 272 275 374 --o+19 POUT 2T5 2T6 27T 254 25s 25s 251 mp5s;

zeofizm 262; -11 zssfizm zss ufcu mmcuon 0 1 2 P V 'J J Saw Sheet. M of 53 mm INPUT TRIX iNPUT R. R. SEEBER ET AL w A n hT m nu l1 f 0 llllzl 1 o r r II q 0 m r W. m M m 1 5 w 6 m 00 0 A Q x x x x i a 1 w x A r r r r r r r r f v r r r k r n. h N h h A w n 2 4 9 a 4 N m m w Ma y n fi w L 6 4y w m w RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL mm I 8H1 BlTn BlTn at March 24, 1966 Feb. 25, 1969 Hm u USED

ERROR OWE FIRST CHARACTER ROW CHARACTER SELECT MATRIX Feb. 25, 1969 R. a. SEEBER ET L 3,430,205

muse ASSOCIATIVE mauonv wI'rn onnsnsn RETRIEVAL Filed March 24. 1966 Sheet 01 5s MATRIX INPUT MATRIX INPUT FIG.2EI+NDA 0+1 0+1 SniT Feb. 25, 1969 RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet 3, of 5:;

0L OFF on /oFF 501T ENTER R F ANGE w Sm IG 2E2 Sn1T NOT NM USED SnNT USED- SiNT CHARi NOTUSED I USED ENTER HATRlX CHAR N 004 OFF ,0 OFF BEBE SiNT SnNT n-- {UN Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ET Al.

RANGE ASSOCIA'I'IVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24. L966 Sheet I? 01'53 ICHARHI am an" 9 L CHARACTER 17 SELECT MATRIX n "T r\ r L n L m '0 T I qwn u NTH CHARACTER now f f Y Q C I f FIG. 202

Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ET AL 3,430,205

amen ASSOCIATIVE mmonv um: oansaau RETRIEVAL Filed March 24. 1966 Sheet /8 of as FIG.2E4

SnNT

Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ET AL RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Filed March 24, 1966 Sheet /9 ENTER m? RANGE 2E3 L ou ow NN- ,Nu S1NT G rx RANGE" ou-- /0FF Feb. 25, 1969 R. R. SEEBER ETAL 3,430,205

RANGE ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY WITH ORDERED RETRIEVAL Sheet 30 01 as Filed March 24, 1966 GNGE 

